Night Sky Alert
Tonight in Marand, Iran · More in Iran →
37 OUT OF 100

MaybeMarand night sky · Sat, Oct 17, dark 18:43–5:41 GMT+3:30

  • Aurora unlikely. Tonight's forecast peaks at Kp 2.7. From here you'd usually need about Kp 9, which takes a rare, extreme storm.
  • Space station passes at 4:04, up to 33° high, moving S → E. It looks like a bright, steady star that crosses the sky in a few minutes.
  • Moon 40% lit (First Quarter), above the horizon for 36% of the dark hours.
  • Clouds: about 8% effective cover during dark hours, so mostly clear.

Updated just now. Times in Asia/Tehran (GMT+3:30).

Clouds tonight
16:30clouds, % of sky6:30
Aurora reach
Kp 9+ needed
Magnetic latitude 34.9° N, too far from either auroral zone in all but the rarest storms. Tonight's forecast peak: Kp 2.7. Live map →
Moon
40% lit
First Quarter. Up for 36% of dark hours.
Next meteor peak
Orionids
Peak night Oct 21–22 · Moon 82% lit

Next visible space station passes

When (GMT+3:30)HighestPath
Sun, Oct 18, 4:0133°S → E
Sun, Oct 18, 5:3828°W → NE

Visible passes only: station sunlit, your sky dark. Computed from CelesTrak orbital data.

Launches within view

No scheduled launches within 1,000 km in the next week or so.

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Marand, Iran · 38.43°, 45.77° · population 124,191 (GeoNames). The score is an estimate; here's how it's made.